An autorickshaw driver has been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly flashing and masturbating in front of a female passenger earlier this month. Police are yet to reveal the accused's identity.

Mumbai Police said that the incident took place on New Link Road (Representative Image)&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspGetty Images

Key Highlights

The incident in question took place on September 1 of this year

Mumbai Police said that the incident took place on New Link Road

The accused is a habitual offender, revealed police officers probing the matter

Mumbai: An autorickshaw driver has been placed under arrest in Mumbai for allegedly flashing and masturbating in front of a female passenger earlier this month. Police officers familiar with the case said that the incident took place on September 1 and a complaint in this regard was lodged with the police soon after.

On the basis of the complaint, Mumbai Police managed to track down and arrest the accused autorickshaw driver on Wednesday. The passenger who reported the matter further claimed that the incident took place near Chincholi Bunder bus stop on New Link Road when she was sitting in an autorickshaw being driven by the accused.

During the course of the investigation, police officers found out that the apprehended suspect is a habitual offender and has been named in multiple cases of molestation and public nuisance. More details are awaited in this regard as this is a developing story and a police investigation into the matter is still underway.

Similar Incidents:

This is not the first time such an incident has surfaced from India's economic capital. In July of this year, Kandivli police arrested a 33-year-old autorickshaw driver for allegedly masturbating in front of a 20-year-old female passenger. The matter came to light only after the complainant took to micro-blogging website Twitter and sought the help of Mumbai Police in identifying and apprehending the suspect. Officers reportedly took the help of CCTV cameras to track down the autorickshaw driver and take him into custody.

A similar case was reported from Powai in Mumbai in June of this year when a 19-year-old woman told police officers that an unidentified man began masturbating while ogling her. In her complaint, the woman said that she was out for her morning jog when a bearded autorickshaw driver started continuously staring at her and masturbating at the same time. Police officers even checked CCTV footage from the area but the suspect was never identified or arrested.

In August of last year, a woman had approached Borivali police in Mumbai with a complaint against an autorickshaw driver. In her statement, the woman alleged that she boarded an autorickshaw from Malad Link Road and asked the driver to take her to Borivali. To her shock, the autorickshaw driver stopped the vehicle in an isolated area and began masturbating even as she was sitting in the backseat of the vehicle. The accused was booked under Section 354 (A) and 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Autorickshaw driver behind bars for flashing, masturbating in front of female passenger in MumbaiDescription:An autorickshaw driver has been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly flashing and masturbating in front of a female passenger earlier this month. Police are yet to reveal the accused's identity.Mirror Now Digital